Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.19/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 570 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.10/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 518 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.88/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 441 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	583	1,627	1,076
Feeder cattle	497	1,405	838
Slaughter cattle	80	207	216
Replacement cattle	6	15	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	379	4	184.00–188.00	$185.76	$704	+5.68
405–425	415	2	183.00–186.00	$184.54	$766	+7.06
452 value added	452	9	188.50	$188.50	$852	—
475–480	478	2	180.00–186.00	$183.02	$875	+10.05
505–540	524	8	170.00–180.00	$176.08	$923	+12.62
560–590	586	15	158.00–162.00	$161.48	$946	+3.47
610–625	618	2	154.00–157.00	$155.48	$961	+0.75
744 value added	744	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	319	7	175.00–180.00	$177.90	$568	+3.76
375–395	377	10	170.00–180.00	$174.12	$656	+1.73
425–435	428	4	168.00–178.00	$173.47	$742	+6.32
460–475	470	3	170.00–176.00	$173.71	$816	+10.99
515–540	528	2	165.00–167.00	$166.02	$877	+11.00
630–635	633	2	142.00–145.00	$143.51	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	372	5	154.00–164.00	$159.27	$592	-5.70
575	575	2	140.00	$140.00	$805	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	379	7	154.00–159.00	$156.86	$594	+4.88
425–445	441	16	147.00–151.00	$148.88	$657	+1.06
475–495	483	5	146.00–150.00	$147.59	$713	+3.14
502–536	518	17	142.00–145.00	$144.10	$746	+1.12
555–575	566	5	134.00–138.00	$135.80	$769	-4.02
571 value added	571	27	141.00	$141.00	$805	—
616–624 value added	619	13	139.50–142.00	$141.03	$873	—
710–730	720	2	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	329	9	145.00–155.00	$149.77	$493	+5.39
375	375	10	144.00–150.00	$146.80	$551	+6.06
425	425	11	140.00–146.00	$143.09	$608	+3.34
475–495	479	8	139.00–145.00	$142.98	$685	+10.62
510–525	521	8	130.00–140.00	$134.49	$701	+4.67
560–595	575	5	125.00–134.00	$129.42	$744	+2.06
615–645	626	5	120.00–128.00	$123.39	$772	-1.61
665–685	675	4	118.00–122.00	$119.99	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	7	138.00–142.00	$140.27	$460	+3.94
380–395	388	2	132.00–136.00	$133.96	$520	+1.96
460	460	2	120.00–129.00	$124.50	$573	+2.53
575	575	4	111.00–120.00	$115.50	$664	-5.50
655–675	662	3	105.00–110.00	$106.99	$708	—
710–735	723	2	100.00–108.00	$104.07	$752	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	421	9	177.00–185.00	$179.96	$758	+11.52
455–480	473	6	170.00–178.00	$172.83	$817	+5.51
505–535	523	5	162.00–171.00	$166.15	$869	+4.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	432	3	169.00–175.00	$172.60	$746	+9.64
455–475	468	3	164.00–168.00	$165.63	$775	+10.65
530–545	538	2	149.00–154.00	$151.47	$815	-0.05
625	625	4	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$859	+1.16

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1410	1310	75-80%	15	83.00–88.00	$85.83	$1,124	—
1345–1545	1460	75-80%	3	79.00–82.00	$80.33	$1,173	+17.28

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1175	1068	80-85%	7	79.00–84.00	$81.41	$869	—
1110–1175	1143	80-85%	2	69.00–75.00	$72.09	$824	+13.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1005	983	85-90%	4	55.00–59.00	$56.95	$560	+1.89
920–1215	1053	85-90%	4	63.00–65.00	$64.29	$677	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1890–1910	1903	3	95.00–103.00	$97.65	$1,858	—
1850–2150	1970	6	105.00–111.00	$107.95	$2,127	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–800.00	$762.50

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.